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11/3/2015 2:04PM

Building a New Life Together After an Accident

Suria Nordin and Kirby Smith had been together for 12 years when an accident put their lives on a new, unexpected course. The couple shares how they have adapted their home and their daily routines after Ms. Nordin became paralyzed from the chest down in July 2014.

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